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No More Begging for Love
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Heishan Village, the Lin family is the wealthiest in the village.
Lin Dahai's father made a fortune in business when he was young, earning a considerable amount of silver. After returning to his hometown, he purchased a lot of land, repaired roads in the village, and built a school. A plaque inscribed with the words "A Family of Good Deeds" hangs at the entrance of the Lin family home. Everyone in the village knows about the Lin family.
Although the current Lin family has lost its reputation due to Lin Dahai's father's mismanagement and is not as wealthy as before, they are still much better off than most people in the village.
In the Lin family, I am both a daughter and a maid. Compared to my cousin Lin Wan'er, my status at home is incomparable; she is treated like a precious young lady by her parents. She has what I do not have, and what she lacks, I lack even more. Sometimes I even doubt whether I am truly a biological child of the Lin family. After all, there is not a single feature of mine that resembles my parents. On the other hand, my cousin bears a striking resemblance to my mother.
However, whenever I am scolded, I attribute this thought to my parents' dislike for me, believing that I am considered a "bad investment," which is why they treat me this way. Otherwise, why would they raise an outsider instead of their own flesh and blood?
Until today...
I sensed that something was off in the atmosphere at home. While getting up at night, I returned from the outhouse and passed through the courtyard when I unexpectedly overheard my cousin talking with my parents.
Cousin: "Aunt, I don't want to go!"
Mother: " Wan'er, this is a marriage agreement your grandfather made years ago. Now that your grandfather has passed away, we cannot go back on our promise."
Cousin: "But there are rumors that Gu Chenxuan is ugly, uneducated, and sickly. What if I marry him?"
He is dead, what should I do? I don't want to be a widow!"
After a long silence, my father said, "Why not let Xiaoxiao go?"
My cousin replied, "Yeah, let Lin Xiaoxiao go!"
My mother said, "There's no other way. I heard that Gu Chenxuan won't live for more than three months, so let them experience the taste of starting a family early."
My cousin added, "I'll go back and pack her things right away. She'll move in three days to bring good luck!"
Then I heard my cousin's footsteps leaving.
I was still frozen in place, unable to recover from the words "bring good luck," when I heard my parents talking—
My mother said, "That girl Xiaoxiao should do something for the family. We've raised her for so many years; it's time for her to repay us."
My father replied, "Exactly. After eating and drinking for so many years without contributing anything, she really is a white-eyed wolf!"
My mother continued, "That's right. When we picked her up back then, wasn't that the plan? We thought of her as a little maid who could serve us without costing us money. Now that she has a better purpose, that's not bad either."
My father: "..."
I didn't hear what they said next.
One phrase kept swirling in my ears—"When we picked her up back then, wasn't that the plan?"
Picked me up, little maid...
So all those times I was beaten and bruised, and all those leftovers were because they treated me like a little maid?
Could it be that I'm really not their biological child?
I returned to my room in a daze.
Lying on the bed, memories of the grievances I had suffered over the years flooded back, and tears streamed down uncontrollably.
Although my cousin and I are not biological sisters, seeing how my cousin was cherished by my parents while I was always beaten and scolded made me feel envious.
Sometimes I wondered if my life would be like my cousin's if we switched places.
But upon reconsideration, as long as the family is together and happy, that's all that matters. Given how hard I work and how obedient I am, my parents will surely have two portions of love to give. However, what I heard today made me doubt this family and my parents. Sometimes, things just happen to coincide like this.
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